Time is flying by these days. It seems like only ten years or so that my daughter looked like this . . . Related Images:

Time – he’s waiting in the wings He speaks of senseless things His script is you and me, boy … Did I really wear that much denim on a regular basis? It would seem so. And on a completely different note, the snows came. Then the rains came, and the snow was gone. For a […]

The zoo has expanded. After five years of indecisiveness, Jennie finally bought a horse. He’s a Polish Arab, sweet tempered and not all that bad for a horse. Officially, he is Fire Summer Rain, but I call him either Alpo or Krokette (which my Dutch friend Maike assures me is commonly made with horse meat). […]

Sunshine kitty didn’t want to be boxed in, so I erased most of her outer lines and tossed her in darkness. Stupid cat. So, which is better, the first version or this version? Or should I burn my Wacom tablet and uninstall Gimp, ’cause there’s no chance in hell of finding an artistic bone in […]

Busy, busy, busy. Cold, cold, cold. I thought we hit the forties today, but it looks like we topped out in the thirties. No matter, as I haven’t been outside in a while. Work has kept me busy, although I did spend a few minutes last night fantasizing about summer and drawing sunshine kitty. Related […]

It’s good to have goals. My daughter plans on being a veterinarian (as long as she never has to put an animal down) and a horse trainer. Oh, and a teacher, a horseback riding instructor and occasionally the President of the United States. My son is more focused: He wants to be a veterinarian and […]

For other children, Marco-Polo and other games involve quickly determining who is "it" and then playing.  For my children, these are games of shouting "1!-2!-3!-4!-Not it!" and then arguing constantly over who was last.  This continues for thirty to forty minutes, or until everyone involved in the game has hurt feelings and nobody is speaking.  […]

As promised, more of the randy little bugs.  Below, you can see them enjoying the sites at the heart of a flower while preparing for the future.  And as you can see, they like big girls.     Another flower, another chance at romance.  Ain’t it sweet?    Little exhibitionists seem to like it in […]

From a distance, it looks like a leaf-hopper on steroids.  Up close, it is actually a predator.  At ¼ to ½ inch, it is not that big.  Looking closer, it has front legs like a mantis, and a rostrum like a Pirate Bug, but even at 1/4 inch, they are way too big to be […]

I’ve updated my site. Yay! I forgot to do a screen capture of my old site. Boo! Anyway, here is the new and improved Oliphant Parts blog, running on WordPress rather than Moveable Type. It looks cleaner, although I haven’t decided if I like it yet. And to make things more exciting, I changed hosting […]